2023年2月16日 星期四

時事追擊: 2021 年 9 月美國颶風及中國狂風暴雨

 


眾所周知,每年日華牧師生日時, 

神往往都會以大自然災難及風災成為共同信息,

印證日華牧師的名字 —— Wind。


當然,今年也絕不例外!

8 月 26 日,一個低氣壓在加勒比海西南部生成, 

國家颶風中心將其升格為熱帶低氣壓,給予熱帶氣旋編號 09L。



8 月 27 日,將其升格為熱帶風暴,並命名為颶風艾達(Hurricane Ida), 是 2021 年大西洋颶風季第九個被命名的風暴,

亦是今年第二個大型颶風。


新聞片段:

So, Ida is currently left Cuba and it's hitting open waters into the Gulf of Mexico moving to the northwest at 16 miles per hour.

艾達目前已離開古巴,正進入墨西哥灣水域,

以時速 16 英里向西北移動,


80 mile-per-hour wind gusts. 

陣風時速達 80 英里。


So, I know this is a Cat 1 but we're about to experience some rapid intensification. 我知道這是 1 級颶風,但颶風將會迅速增強,


This is going to happen very fast, my friends.

朋友,事情會發展得非常迅速。


Sunday at 1am, notice where it's located. Still out at sea and you may be thinking, okay, overnight I've got a little time.

注意周日凌晨 1 點的位置,還在海上,你可能會想:好吧,

晚上我有一點時間。


Maybe I should finish my preparations leave as we head into tomorrow morning.

也許我先完成準備工作,明早才離開吧!


Because it looks like it's making landfall tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow evening as a Category 4 storm. 

因為看來明午至明晚才會以 4 級風暴登陸。


However, the effects are going to be far-reaching.

然而,影響將是深遠的,


It's going to feel like tropical storm conditions as we head through the overnight hours.

到了今晚深夜就會像熱帶風暴一樣,


So, I can't stress enough.

我必須再強調,


Sleep in your safe space by Saturday night.

周六晚就要在安全的地方睡覺,


Tonight, is when you need to be where you're going to be sleeping.

今晚須身處在你準備避風的地方。


Beyond that, as we head into the week ahead, the remnants will then push through the Tennessee-Ohio valley bringing them copious amounts of rain. 

之後,當進入下一周,剩餘風力將穿過田納西-俄亥俄河谷,

帶來大量雨水。


8 月 28 日,國家颶風中心將其升格為一級颶風。

8 月 29 日凌晨 2 時,艾達迅速增長,升格為二級颶風,至下午 2 時,

再升格為三級颶風。


隨後,艾達在墨西哥灣上空快速增強,在接近墨西哥灣北部海岸時,

進一步升格為四級颶風,是有記錄以來,

在登陸前一天氣壓下降最快的颶風,

於一日之間,從一級跳升至四級。

成了襲擊美國路易斯安那州的第二大毀滅性颶風,

威力僅次於颶風卡特里娜。


艾達的最高風速,與一年前的颶風勞拉,

及 1856 年曾吹襲美國的颶風持平,

成為登陸路易斯安那州的最強颶風之一, 

甚至超越 2008 年的颶風艾克,成為損失慘重排名第六的颶風。


新聞片段:

Tonight, 24 hours till landfall and Ida’s impact clear. 

今晚距離登陸還有 24 小時,艾達已氣勢磅礡,


Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana all issuing states of emergency ahead of the potential Category 4 storm.

在艾達升格為 4 級颶風前,阿拉巴馬州、密西西比州及路易斯安那州,

皆宣布進入緊急狀態。


When it hits the Gulf and when we feel like it’s serious time to go.

當艾達吹襲墨西哥灣,天氣急劇變壞,我們便要撤離,


But The Big Easy tough to get out of.

但要離開「大快活」新奧爾良並非易事。


Evacuation routes packed for miles.

撤離路線長達數英里,


Mandatory for those living outside the levees.

沒有防洪堤保護的居民須強制撤離,


Lines stretching from the gas station to rental car counters where customers waited for hours.

車龍從油站延伸至租車櫃檯,顧客要苦等數小時。


The airport telling desperate travelers please don’t come here unless you have your travel confirmed.

機場告知焦急的旅客,除非已確實行程,否則不要到機場。


Your window of time is closing. By the time you go to bed tonight.

時間無多,今晚入睡前,


You need to be where you intend to ride the storm out.

你必須在安全地方避風,


When Ida makes landfall Sunday, it will be 16 years to the day after Katrina. 

艾達將於周日登陸,那天正是颶風卡特里娜吹襲路州 16 周年。


The storms similar in their path, but not size making Katrina’s storm surge so deadly.

兩場颶風路徑相似,但強度不同,卡特里娜引發更致命的風暴潮。


We’ve lost lot of good people in Katrina.

卡特里娜奪去很多無辜人的生命,


Man, that was a hard storm.

真是破壞力極強的颶風,


Hopefully, this one isn’t nearly as impactful.

希望艾達不會那麼嚴重。


President Biden acknowledging the storm’s anniversary deploying 500 FEMA personnel at Texas and Louisiana.

總統拜登認知周日為卡特里娜來襲 16 周年,

特意調動 500 名聯邦應急管理署人員,在德州及路州 應對艾達。


It’s a stark reminder that we had to do.

那是個深刻的提醒,


Everything we can to prepare the people in the region and make sure we are ready to respond.

提醒我們須協助當地居民防風,並確保隨時應急。


Ida’s path now on the crash course with Morgan City and Houma, Louisiana.

艾達正直撲路州的摩根城及霍瑪,


This morning in Louisiana, they rush to get ready for Ida.

今早,路易斯安那州居民,急於為颶風艾達作好準備,


Gas lines growing food disappearing and communities left scrambling.

加油站大排長龍,食物被搶購一空,社區一片慌亂。


Like deja vu, you know what I mean.

這景象似曾相識,你明白我意思。


New video from Cuba offers a glimpse at the fast-moving storm lashing the island with high winds and heavy rain.

來自古巴的新片段顯示風暴移動迅速,為該島帶來狂風暴雨。


The real danger coming as Ida returns to the Gulf where warmer waters could make it even stronger.

最危險是當艾達返回墨西哥灣時,溫暖的海洋使颶風增強。


We now believe that there is a strong likelihood that this will be a Category 4 hurricane at landfall. 

艾達很可能在登陸時升格為 4 級颶風。


That's how quickly the storm is developing.

艾達就是增強得如此迅速,


The weather crisis comes as Louisiana hospitals face a flood of Covid patients with the governor urging everyone to get vaccinated.

颶風當前,該州醫院正收治大量新冠患者,州長敦促民眾接種疫苗。


The fact that we're still in a pandemic makes this much more difficult for everyone, but the pandemic isn't going to leave just because it's more inconvenient. 

疫症大流行令情況變得更加困難,但大流行不會因為不便而消失。


Equally daunting, a storm churning towards the coast so fast.

同樣,兇猛的風暴正直撲海岸。


Mandatory evacuations from New Orleans are now out of the question.

強制撤離現時在新奧爾良並不可能,


The city cannot issue a mandatory evacuation because we don't have the time.

市政府無法發出強制撤離令,因為時間不足。


This weekend's preseason Saints versus Cardinals game cancelled as the

New Orleans team makes plans to evacuate to Dallas ahead of the storm. 

本周末的聖徒隊對紅雀隊季前賽取消,

因聖徒隊計劃在風暴來臨前撤離到達拉斯。


To the west in Lake Charles.

在西邊的查爾斯湖,


Crystal Fogelman just can't take another storm. Crystal Fogelman 

不能再承受另一場風暴。


We've been through Rita, Hurricane Ike and then Laura,

and Delta after losing her home to Hurricane Laura a year ago.

我們先後經歷了颶風麗塔、艾克、勞拉及德爾塔,

一年前因颶風勞拉而失去家園後,


She and her family now call this trailer home everyone praying Ida steers clear.

她和家人現以這輛拖車為家,每個人都祈禱艾達遠離自己。


And if Ida maintains its current speed,

it will arrive here in Louisiana on late Sunday, August 29th. 

若果艾達保持目前速度,會於 8 月 29 日周日晚抵達路州。


Exactly 16 years to the day after another hurricane named Katrina. 

當日剛好是颶風卡特里娜 16 周年。


8 月 29 日,颶風艾達在路易斯安那州富爾瓊港附近登陸,

最高風速為每小時 240 公里,最低氣壓為 929 百帕,

當日剛好亦是卡特里娜颶風的 16 周年。


艾達在該州造成廣泛破壞,超過 100 萬人失去電力, 

嚴重破壞東南部許多基礎設施,沿海地區亦遭大洪水破壞。


颶風艾達穿越墨西哥灣後,嚴重影響美國能源供應, 監管機構表示,

墨西哥灣附近超過 95%石油生產設施需要關閉。


新聞片段:

Tonight, that monster hurricane Ida roaring ashore packing violent

winds up to 150 miles per hour, bringing catastrophic storm surge

up to eight feet.

今晚,怪獸級颶風艾達強勢登陸,烈風時速高達 150 英里,

災難級風暴潮高達 8 英尺。


There is a tremendous amount of storm surge, a tremendous amount of wind.

非常大量的風暴潮、強風,


And this is tough conditions to survive.

真的很難熬。


As many as 40 people in Grand Isle defying mandatory evacuation orders. 

格蘭德島多達 40 人違抗強制疏散令,


In Houma, winds ripping apart buildings sending this roof

crashing into a power pole snapping it in half.

在霍馬,強風撕破建築物,吹起屋頂撞向電線杆,使之斷裂成兩段。


Hurricane hunters flying into Ida's stunning 17-mile-wide eye. 

颶風獵人飛入艾達驚人的 17 英里寬風眼,


Towering thunderstorms swirling around as the storm approached land.

隨著風暴逼近陸地,高聳的雷暴盤旋,


These images of destruction showing the power of the storm.

滿目瘡痍的景象顯示了風暴的威力。


Ida, one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit Louisiana.

艾達是吹襲路易斯安那州的最強颶風之一,


The state's third major hurricane in just over a year,

making landfall 16 years ago to the day that Hurricane

Katrina slammed the state.

為該州 1 年多以來第 3 個主要颶風,登陸的那天,

剛好是颶風卡特里娜吹襲該州 16 周年。


New Orleans Mayor warning residents.

新奧爾良市長警告居民,


This is a very dangerous and a very real situation.

這是非常危險和真實的情況,


This is the time heed all warnings.

此時此刻,要注意所有警告,


Ensure that you shelter in place you hunker down.

躲到庇護點,待在那裡。


Right behind me, the whipping winds of Hurricane Ida on Canal Street,

the site of usually the Mardi Gras parade.

颶風艾達擊打著身後的運河街,懺悔節慣常巡遊的地點。


You'd have dancers lining these streets

but now lined streets with boarded-up buildings and floodgates.

通常有舞者在街道上排列,但現在兩旁都是圍封的大廈和防洪閘門。


Not because they think the levees won't hold.

並非因為他們認為堤壩不能把關,


But because of the flash flood threat.

而是由於暴洪的風險。


Officials tonight keeping a close eye on the pumps.

今晚官員會密切關注水泵情況,


There's a lot of focus on the city's upgraded levees.

許多人關注城內已升級的堤壩,


But there's also a lot of concern about the

floodwater that could accumulate right here within the protected area.

但居民也十分擔心,洪水會在保護區內積聚,


The city's pumps will no doubt be put to the test.

城內的水泵無疑將受到考驗。


In New Orleans East outside the levee protection system,

storm surge inundating streets.

在新奧爾良東部,不受堤壩保護的地方,風暴潮淹沒街道。


颶風襲擊過後,大片陸地被淹,房屋散架成廢墟, 

大家可以從衛星圖,對比颶風襲擊前後該州的情況。

然而,颶風艾達真正最大的破壞尚未完結,

9 月 1 日,即日華牧師生日當天,艾達加速穿過美國東北部時,

引發了紐約市 500 年一遇的暴雨。


紐約市發佈了當地史上首個「閃電式洪水預警」。

其中,洪水導致大部份交通系統關閉,紐約州宣佈全州進入緊急狀態。


美國國家氣象局表示,新澤西州紐瓦克單日降雨量逾 210 毫米,

創下新高, 紐約市中央公園於 9 月 1 日晚上,

短短 3 小時內降雨 132 毫米,為 500 年一遇。


其中,晚上8時51分至9時51分,一小時降雨80毫米, 

遠超熱帶風暴亨利(Henri)所創下,一小時 49.3 毫米的降雨紀錄,

大大超出城市的排水能力, 

不少人拍到市內許多地鐵站、民居及道路遭水淹, 

洪水湧入地鐵站,列車停駛,全市大部份鐵道及航班暫停。


情況與 7 月 20 日中國「鄭州水災」不相伯仲, 市長白思豪形容,

紐約出現持續的歷史性氣候現象。


他在推文中寫著,紐約正遇到歷史性豪雨,全市淹水,路況危險, 

並宣佈 9 月 1 日晚,紐約市進入緊急狀態,如非必要,不要出門, 

呼籲市民不要乘搭地鐵,以策安全。


沒錯!正正 9 月 1 日,日華牧師生日當天,

艾達正吹襲美國東岸的紐約市, 

令整個紐約市出現有如「鄭州水災」一樣的慘況,

全市大部份街頭淹水,形同一個水淹世界。


然而,或許大家也知道,紐約市又名「大蘋果」Big Apple,

而 Apple,亦正正就是日華牧師年幼時,玩無線電時選用的暱稱。



顯然,這場於 9 月 1 日,日華牧師生日當天所發生,

「500 年一遇的紐約大水災」,正是神給予日華牧師今年生日的共同信息!


此外,9 月 1 日當天, 美國國家氣象局進一步擴大了洪水警報,

覆蓋範圍更由原本的 5,600 萬人, 擴大至超過 7,100 萬人,

整個先進發達的紐約市,有超過 20 萬戶停電。


紐約市這一場歷史性暴雨,於短短 5 小時裡,

降水量已相等於 5 萬個泳池。


新聞片段:

Right here in the city, some of the roads also look like rivers.

在市中心,好些道路看起來像河流。


Subway stations are being flooded as we speak.

這刻更有地鐵站被洪水淹沒了,


Not good, Maurice and Christine.

非常糟糕!


We are on the M and R platform to Forest Hills. 

我們在 M 和 R 線開往森林小丘站的月台上,


I want to show you this right now, look at this track.

看看這裡,這邊路軌,


This is the first one closest to the platform here. 

這是離月台最近的一處, 


You can see the water is moving. 

It was actually moving a little bit faster not too long ago.

你可以看到水在流動,較早前水流的速度還要快一點,


But if we actually pan off and move a little bit closer to some of the other tracks.

我們將鏡頭靠近另一些軌道,


You can see more flooding here at this subway station.

你會看到站內其它地方亦被水淹了。


This is one reason why the MTA is just telling people to

not take public transit at this time.

大都會運輸署因此呼籲民眾不要乘坐公共交通工具。 


Take a look at this video though.

看看這片段,


Watch this water gushing into the 28th Street subway station. 

Not too long ago, this evening you can see quickly spreading

as the powerful storm pounds this area.

洪水湧入 28 街地鐵站,就在剛剛傍晚時分,可見強烈風暴吹襲這區時,

洪水迅速蔓延。


And then check out this video.

看看另一段片, 


This is video on an MTA bus that at one point appears to get stuck in floodwaters.

顯示一輛大都會運輸署巴士被洪水圍困。


Passengers were standing on top of their seats because

of water entering the bus and then covering the entire floor.

乘客被逼站在座位上,因為巴士入水並迅速淹蓋車廂地面,


Eventually, that bus driver was able to move through those floodwaters there. 

最後司機成功把巴士駛離積水。 


But the MTA putting out this tweet to riders saying at this time,

there is very limited train service.

大都會運輸署向乘客發佈推特,通知現時只維持有限度列車服務,


Do not travel on the subways.

所以不要乘坐地鐵。


And back here live.

回到現場,


You can see this platform here at the Woodhaven Boulevard subway

station No one in sight here. 

可以看到伍德哈文林蔭路站的月台,一個人也沒有。 


If we actually pan off to some of the trains too, you can see no one there as well.

將鏡頭移向列車,同樣一個人影也沒有。


And as we were driving to the station, a number of people

seemed to be taking ride shares and taxis.

當我們開車去車站時,看到好些人乘搭共享汽車和計程車,


We saw a lot of those vehicles so clearly, folks are trying

to take heed to what the MTA is saying.

我們看到了很多這樣的車輛,明顯市民有留意大都會運輸署發出的通知。 


But at this point, as you can see the floodwaters are moving in

at least at this subway station.

現時至少這個地鐵站仍有洪水湧入,


You’ve seen it a number of other subway stations.

大家亦看到了另外幾個地鐵站的情況,


We of course will continue to follow all of this and bring you the very latest.

我們會繼續留意最新發展,為大家報導。 


艾達在美國東北部,形成了破壞性龍捲風及災難性洪水。


新聞片段:

It has been a weather event unlike anything,

any of us have ever seen at least here in the Tri-State area.

前所未見的極端天氣事件,至少對於三州都會區而言,


This is just one of four confirmed giant tornados that formed in our region tonight.

已確實有 4 股巨型龍捲風今晚於本區內形成,這僅僅是其中之一, 


This video taken by a viewer in Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

影片由新澤西州穆利卡山觀眾所拍攝。


This twister first appeared in Woodbury Heights and three more

tornados touched down in Beverly, New Jersey.

龍捲風首先在伍德伯里高地出現,

然後再有 3 股龍捲風於新澤西州貝弗利城。


Tullytown, Bucks County.

巴克斯縣塔利敦鎮著陸,


And the first, one of the late afternoon in Willow Grove, Montgomery County.

第一股龍捲風是在下午晚些時候,侵襲蒙哥馬利縣柳林。


They were jaw-dropping sights for these amatuer photographers. 

這些景象使拍攝的人也瞠目結舌,


But the painful business would be to assess the damage they

caused to property and to trees.

但要命的,是評估對財產和樹木造成的破壞。 


Fallen trees mean down power lines and that means homes and

businesses without electricity.

樹木倒塌意味著輸電線受損,令住戶和商店斷電。


In addition to these confirmed tornados, there were a dozen

unconfirmed twisters in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

除了這幾股已確實的龍捲風,也有多股未確實的龍捲風,

吹襲賓夕法尼亞州、新澤西州和特拉華州。


Three separate unconfirmed tornados had their sights set on Philadelphia,

but we don’t know yet if Philadelphia suffered any effects.

3 股獨立、尚未確實的龍捲風直撲費城,但目前未知費城有否受災。


And oh yes, the rain. 

噢,對了 —— 降雨。 


The entire region has been pummelled by torrential rain. 

整個地區都遭受暴雨侵襲,


Racking up hourly totals unlike anything we've seen in a long time. 

每小時雨量多得歷來少見,


Locations have already gotten five, six, seven inches

of rain and the storm isn’t over. 

有地區錄得 5 至 7 英寸降雨,但風暴尚未完結。


Driving a car treacherous at best. 

駕駛汽車,危機四伏, 


The water level in Coatesville is up to the top of street signs,

but the big problem would be flooded creeks and rivers.

在科茨維爾,水位升到路標的高度,但更大的問題是溪河氾濫。


Case in point the Tohickon Creek in Point Pleasant, Bucks County. 

例子有巴克斯縣波因特普萊森的托希肯溪,


Expect neighborhoods and people’s homes to suffer. 

預期住宅區和房屋會遭殃。


I want to go now to live coverage on NBC10 in Philadelphia,

where there's a tornado that's touched down in South Jersey. 

NBC10 在費城現場報道,有龍捲風登陸南澤西州。


We've been able to count that were destroyed partially or nearly

fully destroyed in this neighborhood. 

我們數點一下於這住宅區遭破壞的東西, 


The van and the house across from us. 

對面的貨車和房子, 


The seal is ripped out of the...that holds

the windshields and the glass into the car. 

將擋風玻璃和玻璃固定在車的密封膠, 


The seal is ripped out of that van. 

密封膠從貨車吹脫了。


The entire roof and back wall of this house is ripped off. 

房子整個屋頂和後牆都遭撕掉, 


They look like doll houses. 

看起來像娃娃屋。


The neighbor next door here, Troy. 

隔壁的鄰居 Troy,


I asked him directly, you know, he and his kids and his

wife were in the basement. 

我訪問了他,他和妻兒都在地下室,


And I said, Troy, the basement saved your life. 

我對 Troy 說,地下室救了你一命, 


And he said, it did, it did. 

他說,是的! 


His daughter is my daughter's age, she's 12. 

他女兒與我女兒同齡,12 歲, 


She's starting seventh grade and we assured her that you know

things like insurance and great parents are going to make sure that everything

is okay. 她剛升上 7 年級,我安慰她,除了保險,她的父母都會確保一切安好。


You know so a number of families are also shielding their children. 

To come out here and and see this. 

很多家庭都在保護孩子,外面一片滿目瘡痍,


That's the latest guys, we're in Mullica Hill. 

這是最新情況,我們身在穆利卡山, 


And people are gonna be picking up the pieces for quite some time. 

居民將需要一點時間善後。 


Mullica Hill in South Jersey, 

南澤西州穆利卡山, 


About a 30-minute drive south of Philadelphia, where the cruel reality

of this storm is setting in. 

費城以南約 30 分鐘車程,風暴的殘酷顯露無遺。


As I mentioned, this storm system is moving toward the New York City

metropolitan area. 

如我所言,風暴系統正往紐約市都會區移動。


艾達於紐約州、新澤西州、賓夕凡尼亞州、馬里蘭州、

維珍尼亞州及康涅狄格州造成廣泛破壞, 新澤西州及紐約州,

分別有 23 人及 15 人死亡。 

其中,紐約市有 13 名死者,住在非法改建出租的公寓地下室, 

在突如其來的洪水灌滿地下室時,因無法及時逃生而遭活活淹死。


毗鄰紐約的新澤西州,亦頒佈緊急令,因當地出現龍捲風,摧毀 9 間房屋,

緊急部門派人到場搜救,未知傷亡。


新聞片段: 

Touching down in and around Annapolis, Maryland this afternoon. 

下午於馬里蘭州安那波利斯登陸, 


Tornados on the ground for many miles after spinning off from Hurricane Ida

that slammed Louisiana. 

颶風艾達帶來龍捲風,席捲多地,艾達重創了路易斯安那州。


Please make sure you’re inside. 

請確保處於室內,


Please make sure you’re in your lowest level your house. 

請確保處於家中的底層, 


In downtown Annapolis, power lines and signs ripped

down in front of businesses. 

於安那波利斯巿中心,店舖前的電線和招牌被吹倒。


In nearby neighborhoods roofs torn off and trees uprooted. 

於附近的住宅區,屋頂被撕破,樹木連根拔起。


Meanwhile, in Frederick, Maryland flash flooding caught a bus driver off guard. 

同時,於馬里蘭州的弗雷德里克,暴洪使校巴司機措手不及。


Eleven school kids rescued as the bus was submerged. 

校巴被淹沒,11 名學童獲救, 


Throughout the day, Ida unleashing blinding lightning and torrential rain

on the nation’s capital. 

艾達亦為首都華盛頓特區帶來一整天閃電暴雨, 


The D.C. metro area under flood warnings and a tornado watch well

into the evening. 

華盛頓都會區在晚上,處於水浸和龍捲風警告下, 


Overnight, three inches of flash rain swamped the region. 

整晚錄得 3 英寸雨量,淹浸該區,


Tearing down trees, flooding intersections and trapping drivers in their cars.

樹木被吹倒,馬路被淹沒,司機進退兩難, 


In Rockville, Maryland hundreds were forced to flee their apartments at 

4 am. 

於馬里蘭州的羅克維爾,數百名居民於清晨 4 時急忙逃生。


When a swollen river sent a wall of water surging into garden-level

apartments as people slept. 

因為河水上漲,一股河水在居民熟睡時湧進民宅,


Police say a 19-year-old man drowned in his apartment unable to get out.

警察表示一名 19 歲男子於家中淹溺,未能及時逃生,


They’re now advising that there may possibly be two more adults and she

believes they are under water. 

他們估計還有 2 名成人遭淹溺。



Firefighters used boats to pull people to safety and all 150 people displaced,

one resident still missing. 

消防員用橡皮艇接載居民到安全地方,150 名居民無家可歸,1 人失蹤。 


Hey Tom, so far, the rain has been very very heavy across

Pennsylvania back into Maryland. 

Tom,截至目前雨勢仍非常大,由賓夕凡尼亞洲到馬里蘭洲。


That’s where we have our flash flood warnings right now,

because of the flooding potential. 

均發出暴洪警告,因為有洪水風險,


We also could see that flooding extend up into New England overnight. 

洪水亦於一夜之間擴至新英格蘭,


We are going to see an additional five inches of rain widespread across

the northeast with some storm totals as much as 10 inches of rain. 

估計東北地區雨量將會增多 5 英寸,有部分更會高達 10 英寸, 


The ground is already saturated, so that is why there is a huge

flooding threat through the night. 

地面水量已經飽和,因此晚上有極大的洪水威脅。


Also, a tornado threat up until 10pm tonight for the risk of very strong storms

that could produce gusty winds as well, Tom. 

直到今晚 10 時,同時有龍捲風威脅,因為極強的風暴可能會帶來狂風。 


總統拜登表示,6,000 名國民警衛軍,已奉召參與風災救援及善後工作, 

聯邦應急管理局則會向路易斯安那州撥款 7,700 萬美元,

折合約 6 億港元救災。


截至 9 月 4 日,風暴共造成至少 71 人死亡,並 500 億美元以上的損失。 

其中,有 180 億美元,是來自路易斯安那州的保險損失, 

使艾達成為有史以來造成損失慘重數目排名中,排第六的熱帶氣旋。



至於,近期主日信息正正提到的中國鄭州方面︰ 

8 月 22 日,鄭州市迎來新一輪暴雨,

市氣象台發佈暴雨紅色預警信號,同時安排 23 萬人緊急撤離。


暴雨期間,有市民目擊市內河道水位,於兩小時內升至接近行人道,

部份路段已水浸及膝。 市城防辦緊急通知,要求 67 座橋樑隧道,

與 23 座小型鐵路橋實施交通管制。 


氣象台中午時預計,市區等地 3 小時內將錄得 100 毫米以上雨量,

並有雷暴等強對流天氣。


鑑於上月暴雨曾造成嚴重傷亡,鄭州市內各處嚴陣以待, 

曾出現傷亡的京廣路隧道淮河路段,亦已實施交通管制及封閉隧道。 

雖然,各車主已預先將車輛停泊在高處停車場、高架橋等地,

防止被淹浸及沖走。 

但從多地民眾上載的片段可見,仍有不少車輛被浸。

至於曾出現雨水倒灌,造成多人遇難的鄭州地鐵 5 號線, 

至今尚未恢復正常運作,路面出口亦已拉閘封閉。


新聞片段: 

上月經歷嚴重雨災的河南省再下暴雨,更有大風,

氣象台發佈暴雨紅色預警,省會鄭州多處水浸。 

平頂山市有地區,在 3 小時內,雨量逾 130 毫米。


河南多個城市下午開始有雨,強風夾雜大雨下, 

平頂山市有防疫檢查站幾乎被吹走,工作人員顯得很狼狽。 


上個月暴雨成災的鄭州市雨勢強勁,部分馬路開始水浸。 

由於當局事先實施交通管制,公交停運,京廣路隧道淮河路段封閉,

馬路車輛不算多。 有警員徒手清理渠道,避免路面水浸。

亦有學校門外堆滿沙包,提防洪水湧入。


中央氣象台預計未來 3 日,四川、重慶、陝西、 山西、

湖北及江蘇等局部地區,會下大雨至暴雨。 

正值最強降雨時段的河南,暴雨會持續至周一。 

中部局部地區的特大暴雨,雨量可能多達 250 至 350 毫米。 

鄭州市啟動防汛Ⅱ級應急響應,緊急撤走 24 萬名民眾。 

開封及新鄭市停工停課。


河南上月暴雨引發的水災,造成超過 300 人死亡, 

外界關注新一輪強降雨會否再次引發嚴重災情。 

中央氣象台首席預報員張濤,預計河南今次的降雨量不會特別極端, 

但由於上月災情的影響未完全消退,而今次降雨範圍,

與上次部分受災地區重疊, 加上還會伴隨強風,

認為仍然有可能為河南帶來非常大及不利的影響。


為應對新一輪暴雨,鄭州許多社區及大小商戶也提早做了防汛準備, 

有市民將自家車輛從地庫移到平地,部份則用維修汽車的千斤頂及磚頭,

將汽車墊高, 或是直接停在高架橋等地勢較高處。


對此,鄭州交警回應, 假如車輛因應急防汛而臨時停在道路、

高架橋等地方,不會被當作違章處理, 

但提醒廣大市民停放車輛時,盡可能不要影響道路通行, 

當暴雨過後,亦要及時將車輛轉移到不阻礙交通的位置。 

因此,鄭州不少小區地下車庫已經清空,反之高架橋卻變成了停車場,

形成鮮明對比。


8 月 29 日,鄭州發佈暴雨橙色預警,並啟動防汛 4 級應急響應。 

鄭州市區、新鄭、航空港區降雨量達 50 毫米以上,

暴雨期間市內多處水浸。 有隧道因排水不善堵塞,

水不斷由隧道上方湧出,形同瀑布,封閉的井蓋亦不斷噴水。


河南省有 15 座大中型水庫超出汛限水位, 氣象部門預報,

鄭州於往後一周,每天都有降雨,局部地區或將錄得 180 毫米以上雨量。 


8 月 27 日,中國浙江杭州遭狂風暴雨侵襲, 

風力高達 14 級,強度直逼鄭州大雨,場面相當嚇人, 

暴雨伴隨狂風,大樹壓住汽車,現場比災難片還要恐怖! 


杭州在短短 22 分鐘內,降雨量達 60.7 毫米,畫面堪稱瘋狂, 

氣象站檢測的杭州降水強度,直逼氣象站小時雨量之最, 

有資料顯示,其強度直逼 7 月份的鄭州暴雨,

社區地下車庫的車子全部泡水。 


濱江區最大一小時降雨達 69.8 毫米, 

大雨堵塞人們回家的道路,因積水嚴重,汽車只能艱難前行。 


9 月 4 日傍晚,重慶豐都城區和多個鄉鎮,均出現強對流天氣,

遭遇 10 級大風, 城區多個路段和社區綠化樹木被吹斷,

有些大樹更被連根拔起,不少車輛被砸, 

街上一片汪洋,幾乎可以行船,場面堪比末日大片!


無疑,於今年日華牧師生日期間,神再一次以大自然破紀錄的風災, 

作為慶賀日華牧師生日的奇妙印證。 

因為,日華牧師的英文名就是 —— Wind,正正就是風的意思! 


Ref: 錫安日報 2012 榮耀盼望 vol. 605 (20210912):

https://www.ziondaily.com/18645


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